To:V. I. SAMARIN[1]

Published:First published in 1933 inLenin Miscellany XXIII.

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      Moscow,Volume 45,

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ComradeSamarin:

Ihave been informed by absolutely honest people who
have been to the Crimea thateveryonethere isstealing
wine. They say the situation is utterly scandalous, there is
bribe-taking and hard drinking. You areresponsiblefor a
full and impartial check-up. By the way; the controversial
issue between the People’s Commissariat for Foreign Trade
and the People’s Commissariat for Public Health about
whether wine should be sold abroad (I think that this should
be done and fast) or left for the hospitals. You must
collect all the facts on this questionquickly. If there is
anything urgent, cable me directly. I shall expect very short
dispatches weekly.

V.Ulyanov(Lenin)Chairman, C.P.C.

[1]AC.L.D. decision of November 4, 1921, confirmed V. I.
Samarin as special agent for dispatch to the Crimea to put a stop to
the stealing of wine and to organise its strict accounting.